Maternal leave benefits in Switzerland
Switzerland: Maternal leave benefits was 80.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Maternal leave benefits in Switzerland, 2009–2017
Source: World Bank, Women, Business and the Law. Measured in % of wages paid in covered period.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 80.0% for maternal leave benefits in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal leave benefits in Switzerland peaked at 80.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2011.
That places Switzerland 108th out of 134 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Maternal leave benefits in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of wages paid in covered period | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 68.0% | — |
| 2011 | 60.0% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.0% | 68.0% | 68.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 60.0% | 80.0% | 4 |
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More gender data for Switzerland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,307 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7842 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,823 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,823 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4582 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 41,297 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal leave benefits in Switzerland?
- Maternal leave benefits in Switzerland was 80.0% in 2017, according to World Bank, Women, Business and the Law.
- What is the highest maternal leave benefits recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest maternal leave benefits recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2011.
- How does Switzerland rank for maternal leave benefits?
- Switzerland ranks 108th out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
- Is maternal leave benefits rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Women, Business and the Law, published as part of Maternal leave benefits (% of wages paid in covered period). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Maternity leave benefits refers to the total percentage of wages covered by all sources during paid maternity leave.